Australian referendum, 1974 (Local Government Bodies)
Encyclopedia
Constitution Alteration (Local Government Bodies) 1974 was a question put to referendum
in the Australian referendum, 1974
. The question attempted to amend the Australian constitution to allow the federal government
to grant financial assistance to any local government body, and to make loans on their behalf.
Do you approve the proposed law?
Referendum
A referendum is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. This may result in the adoption of a new constitution, a constitutional amendment, a law, the recall of an elected official or simply a specific government policy. It is a form of...
in the Australian referendum, 1974
Australian referendum, 1974
The 1974 Australian Referendum was held on 18 May 1974. It contained four referendum questions.* Simultaneous Elections * Mode of Altering the Constitution * Democratic Elections ...
. The question attempted to amend the Australian constitution to allow the federal government
Federal government
The federal government is the common government of a federation. The structure of federal governments varies from institution to institution. Based on a broad definition of a basic federal political system, there are two or more levels of government that exist within an established territory and...
to grant financial assistance to any local government body, and to make loans on their behalf.
Results
Proposed law entitled "An Act to alter the Constitution to enable the Commonwealth to borrow money for, and to grant financial assistance to, local government bodies".Do you approve the proposed law?
| State | On rolls |
Ballots issued |
For | Against | Informal | ||
| % | % | ||||||
| New South Wales | 2,834,558 | 2,702,903 | 1,350,274 | %50.79 | 1,308,039 | %49.21 | 44,590 |
| Victoria | 2,161,474 | 2,070,893 | 961,664 | %47.38 | 1,068,120 | %52.62 | 41,109 |
| Queensland | 1,154,762 | 1,098,401 | 473,465 | %43.68 | 610,537 | %56.32 | 14,399 |
| South Australia | 750,308 | 722,434 | 298,489 | %42.52 | 403,479 | %57.48 | 20,466 |
| Western Australia | 612,016 | 577,989 | 229,337 | %40.67 | 334,529 | %59.33 | 14,123 |
| Tasmania | 246,596 | 237,891 | 93,495 | %40.03 | 140,073 | %59.97 | 4,323 |
| Total for Commonwealth | 7,759,714 | 7,410,511 | 3,406,724 | %46.85 | 3,864,777 | %53.15 | 139,010 |
| Obtained majority in one State and an overall minority of 458,053 votes. | |||||||
| Not carried |
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